Travel motivation of tourists to kruger and Tsitsikamma national parks: A comparative study

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-102

  Kruger, Martinette ^a   Saayman, Melville ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

factor analysis; Kruger National Park; South Africa; travel motives; Tsitsikamma National Park

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOTOURISM; FACTOR ANALYSIS; INTERNATIONAL TOURISM; MARKETING; NATIONAL PARK; PHOTOGRAPHY; TOURISM MARKET; TRAVEL DEMAND;

KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA; TSITSIKAMMA NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 77956304081     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3957/056.040.0106     Document Type: Article

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